DABNEY Coleman would have died aged 92.
The longtime actor starred in film comedies You’ve Got Mail, 9 to 5, and Tootsie.
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His death at the age of 92 was confirmed to family friend Alison Martino, Extra reports.
She shared a tribute to the late actor on social media.
Alison posted a series of photos with Dabney, including photos from 2007, 2014 and 2022.
The actor’s daughter, Quincy Coleman, stated, “My father, Dabney Wharton Coleman, took his last earthly breath peacefully and exquisitely at his home on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 1:50 p.m.,” in a statement to TMZ.
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“My father built his time here on earth with a curious mind, a generous heart and a soul burning with passion, desire and humor that tickled the bones of humanity,” she added.
Quincy concluded: “As he lived, he passed through this final act of his life with grace, excellence and mastery.
“Teacher, hero and king, Dabney Coleman is a gift and a blessing in life and in death, as his spirit will shine through his work, his loved ones and his legacy…forever.”
The actor’s death comes after recent health problems.
He canceled his appearance at a book signing at New Jersey’s Chiller Theater in April on his doctor’s orders.
“RIP Dabney Coleman, 92,” tweeted one fan.
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They added: “I knew this would happen when he left the Chiller Theater at the last second on doctor’s orders. Great actor.”
“He was an incredible actor who could play anything,” wrote a second fan.
Over the course of his 60-year career, the Hollywood legend was nominated for six Emmys, one of which he won for his work in 1987’s Sworn to Silence.
Dabney won a Golden Globe for The Slap Maxwell Story in 1988 and later won two SAG Awards alongside HBO’s Boardwalk Empire ensemble.
Before his death, the prolific actor logged nearly 200 acting credits, with his last on-screen appearance in Yellowstone opposite Kevin Costner.
The youngest of four children, Dabney Wharton Coleman was born on January 3, 1932, in Austin, Texas.
His father died of pneumonia when he was 4, leaving his mother to care for the family in Corpus Christi.
Dabney attended the Virginia Military Institute for two years before serving in the U.S. Army Special Services Division for another, after which he traveled back to Austin, where he studied law at the University of Texas.
Although lovable off-screen, Dabney has made a career out of playing villains in movies and TV.
The actor’s break came in the 1976 nighttime soap opera satire Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
Audiences experienced Coleman as the feisty mayor of Fernwood, Ohio, Merle Jeeter in Norman Learthe satire of the late-night soap opera, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
In 2012 interview with The AV ClubColeman called that show, which was only supposed to last six episodes, “the turning point in my career” and “probably the best thing I’ve ever done.”
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